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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 316, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 2021, 4:53 PM CDT for Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2021, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brewster County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 214 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
741
WUUS54 KMAF 302153
SVRMAF
TXC043-371-443-302245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0316.210930T2153Z-210930T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
453 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
East central Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
Southwestern Terrell County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 453 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southeast
of Marathon, or 38 miles west of Sanderson, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sanderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2995 10314 3021 10318 3041 10236 2996 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 259DEG 31KT 3012 10305
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
872 follow-up statements
944
WWUS54 KMAF 302202
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
502 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
TXC043-371-443-302245-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0316.000000T0000Z-210930T2245Z/
Pecos TX-Brewster TX-Terrell TX-
502 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS...EAST CENTRAL BREWSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN
TERRELL COUNTIES...
At 502 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles east of
Marathon, or 33 miles west of Sanderson, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Sanderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2995 10314 3021 10318 3041 10236 2996 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 259DEG 31KT 3014 10296
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
87204
WWUS54 KMAF 302216
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
516 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
TXC043-371-443-302245-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0316.000000T0000Z-210930T2245Z/
Pecos TX-Brewster TX-Terrell TX-
516 PM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS...EAST CENTRAL BREWSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN
TERRELL COUNTIES...
At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 25 miles west of
Sanderson, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Sanderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2995 10291 3025 10302 3041 10236 2996 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 259DEG 31KT 3016 10282
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
87The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 43 min |
| Sep 30, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 42 min |
| Sep 30, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 24 min |
| Sep 30, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 47 min |
| Sep 30, 12:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 36 min |
| Sep 30, 12:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 53 min |
| Sep 30, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 46 min |
| Sep 30, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 47 min |
| Sep 30, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 44 min | |
| Sep 30, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis, Presidio | 52 min |
| Sep 30, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 61 min |
| Sep 30, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 46 min |
| Sep 30, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 44 min |
| Sep 30, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 40 min |
| Sep 30, 2:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 63 min |
| Sep 30, 3:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Jeff Davis | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 47 min | |
| Sep 30, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 44 min |
| Sep 30, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 53 min | |
| Sep 30, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 57 min |
| Sep 30, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 65 min |
| Sep 30, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 46 min |
| Sep 30, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 41 min |
| Sep 30, 4:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 39 min |
| Sep 30, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 34 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.